Events: Finalist of the 34th National Book Awards

The list is out and the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) has announced the finalists for the 34th National Book Awards for books published in 2014. The decision for the Language Studies Category (Special prize by Komiksyon sa Wikang Filipino) will be announced along with the list of winners this month, September 2015.

The finalists are:

Fiction Novel in English

• Dwellers by Eliza Victoria (Visprint, Inc.)
• Snows of Yesteryear by Elmer Ordoñez (The University of the Philippines Press)
• Woman in a Frame by Raissa Rivera Falgui (Adarna House, Inc.)

Fiction Novel in Filipino

• Huwag Mong Sakyan ang Buhawi by Efren R. Abueg (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Si by Bob Ong (Visprint, Inc.)
• Si Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tabon by Edgar Calabia Samar (Adarna House, Inc.)

Fiction Short Stories in English

• Boy in the Platinum Palace by Maria Fres-Felix (The University of the Philippines Press)
• For Love and Kisses by Andrea Pasion-Flores (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
• Wonderlust by Nikki Alfar (Anvil Publishing Inc.)

Nonfiction in English

• Cesar Virata: Life and Times: Through Four Decades of Philippine Economic History by Gerardo P. Sicat (The University of the Philippine Press)
• Ramon Obusan, Philippine Folkdance and Me by Kanami Namiki (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)

Essays in English

• Cherry Blossoms in the Time of Earthquakes and Tsunami by Rey Ventura (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Towards Adult Faith by Asuncion David Maramba (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• We Become What We Love by Fr. Rolando V. Dela Rosa, O.P. (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)

Essays in Filipino

• Connect the Dots by Genaro R. Gojo Cruz (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• iStatus Nation by Joselito Delos Reyes (Visprint, Inc.)
• Tingin sa Tingi: Mga Obserbasyon sa Bisyon at Bisyo ng Pinoy by Lamberto E. Antonio (Ateneo de Manila University Press)

Anthology in English

• ABANGAN: The Best Philippine Komiks 2014 edited by Rob Cham, Adam David, Carljoe Javier, and Elbert Or (Visprint, Inc.)
• Agam: Filipino Narratives on Uncertainty and Climate Change edited by Regina Abuyuan (Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities)
• Alternative Alamat edited by Paolo Chikiamco (Visprint, Inc.)
• KRITIK/CRITIQUE: Essays from the J. Elizalde Navarro National Workshop in the Criticism of the Arts and Humanities, 2009-2012 edited by Oscar V. Campomanes (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)

Anthology in Filipino

• Ang Labingtatlong Pasaway by Jun Cruz Reyes (Visprint, Inc.)
• It's Raining Mens by Beverly Siy (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Transfiksyon: Mga Kathang In-Transit by Roland Tolentino and Rommel Rodriguez (The University of the Philippines Press)

Literary Criticism/Literary History in English

• Homeless in Unhomeliness: Postcolonial Critiques of Philippine Literature by J. Neil C. Garcia (De La Salle University Publishing House)
• The Postcolonial Perverse vol. 1 by J. Neil C. Garcia (The University of the Philippines Press)
• The Postcolonial Perverse vol. 2 by J. Neil C. Garcia (The University of the Philippines Press)

Literary Criticism/Literary History in Filipino

• Hiwatig: Pagsipat sa mga Tekstong Poetiko at Popular by Romulo P. Baquiran Jr. (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
• Sa Sariling Pulong: Mga Sanaysay Tungkol sa Filipino Bilang Pambansang Wika by John Iremil E. Teodoro (San Agustin Center of Studies)
• Talab: Mga Sanaysay sa Wika, Panitikan, at Pagtuturo by Rebecca T. Añonuevo (Ateneo de Naga University Press)

Poetry in English

• Eighty-Four Words for Sorrow by Simeon Dumdum Jr. (Ateneo de Naga University Press)
• Hidden Codex: Fictive Scriptures by Jose Marte A. Abueg (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
• Tattered Boat by Luis H. Francia (The University of the Philippines Press)
• Time's Enchantment and Other Reflections by Marne Kilates (Ateneo de Naga University Press)
• Where No Words Break: New Poems and Past by Gemino H. Abad (The University of the Philippines Press)

Poetry in any Philippine Language except Hiligaynon/Kinaray-a

• Kundiman sa Gitna ng Karimlan by E. San Juan (The University of the Philippines Press)
• Paubaya by Joselito D. delos Reyes (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
• Pesoa by Mesandel Virtusio Arguelles (Balangay Productions)

Poetry in Hiligaynon/Kinaray-a

• Sa Gihapon, Ang Palangga, Ang Uran by Genevieve Asenjo (Ateneo de Naga University Press)
• Tikum Kadlum by Federico Caballero and Alicia P. Magos (The University of the Philippines Press)

Graphic Literature in English

• Mythspace by Paolo Chikiamco (writer), Koi Carreon, Paul Quiroga, Jules Gregorio, Mico Dimagiba, Cristina Chua, and Borg Sinaban (illustrators) (Visprint, Inc.)
• Rodski Patotski: Ang Dalagang Baby by Gerry Alanguilan (writer) and Arnold Arre (illustrator) (Meganon Comics Publishing House)
• Trese 6: High Tide at Midnight by Budjette Tan (writer) and KaJo Baldisimo (illustrator)

Graphic Literature in Filipino

• Maktan 1521 by Tepai Pascual (Visprint, Inc.)
• Tabi Po, Volume 1 by Mervin Malonzo (Visprint, Inc.)

Wordless Graphic Literature

• 14 (Silent Comics) by Manix Abrera (Visprint, Inc.)

Translation

• Ang Diablo sa Filipinas Ayon sa Nasasabi sa mga Casulatan Luma sa Kastilla translated by Benedict Anderson, Carlos Sardiña Galache, and Ramon Guillermo (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, translated by Eugene Y. Evasco (Lampara Publishing House, Inc.)
• History of Ilocos Vols. I and II translated by Maria Elinora Peralta-Imson (The University of the Philippine Press)
• Manila Synod of 1582: The Draft of Its Handbook for Confessors translated by Paul A. Dumol (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, translated by Edgardo B. Maranan (Lampara Publishing House, Inc.)

Food

• Country Cooking by Michaela Fenix (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Editha's Way: Sweet Temptations by Editha Singian (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Espiritu by Lourd de Veyra (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)

Social Sciences

• Chinese Question: Ethnicity, Nation, and Region in and Beyond the Philippines by Caroline S. Hau (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Migration Revolution: Philippine Nationhood and Class Relations in a Globalized Age by Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr. (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Musika at Bagong Lipunan: Pagbuo ng Lipunang Filipino, 1972-1986 by Raul C. Navarro (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Palawan and Its Global Connections by James F. Eder and Oscar Evangelista (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Rido: Clan Feuding and Conflict Management in Mindanao (expanded edition) edited by Wilfredo Magno Torres III (Ateneo de Manila University Press)

Professions

• Advertising: More Fun in the Philippines by Tony Harris (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Business Ethics in Asia by O. Bulalong Jr., I. Dewi, and J. Santiago (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Conncet/Disconnect: How to be a Creative and Innovative Opportunity Seeker by Aaron Palileo (5 Ports Publishing, Inc.)
• The Adventures of a PR Girl by Bettina Rodriguez-Olmedo (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Your Best Guide to Stock Investing by Celso Vivas (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)

Leisure

• Blue Babble, Gang Green by RJ Ledesma (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Buti Pa Ang Roma, May Bagong Papa by Noreen Capili (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)
• Theater for Wellness by Ana Valdes-Lim (Anvil Publishing, Inc.)

Art

• Journey of a Thousand Shuttles, The Philippine Weave by Norma A. Respicio (National Commission for Culture and the Arts)
• Pagsulay: Churches of Bohol Before and After the Earthquake of 2013 by J. Eleazar R. Bersales (University of San Carlos Press)

Science

• A Sketchbook of Philippine Garden Orchids by Patrick Andrew Gozon (ArtPostAsia)
• Birds of Cebu and Bohol Philippines by Nilo Arribas Jr., Bobby Kintanar, and Raul Benjamin Puentespina (University of San Carlos Press)
• Changing Philippine Climate by Josefino E. Comiso, Catalino A. Blanche, Terry I. Sarigumba, Ma. Victoria O. Espaldon, Felino P. Ansigan, Nestor T. Baguinon, Roger C. Birosel, Jesusita O. Coladilla, Rex Victor O. Cruz, Leonardo M. Florece, Rafael D. Guerrero III, Rodel D. Lasco, Rosa T. Perez, Juan M. Pulhin, Lourdes V. Tibig (The University of the Philippines Press)
• Treasures of the Philippine Wild by Maria Celeste F. Coscolluela (Studio 5 Designs, Inc.)

History

• Arenas of Conspiracy and Rebellion in the Late Nineteenth-Century Philippines: The Case of the April 1898 Uprising in Cebu by Michael Cullinane (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Sakdalistas' Struggle for Philippine Independence, 1930-1945 by Motoe Terami-Wada (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• The Battle for Cebu: Andrew S. Rowan and The Siege of Sudion (1899-1900) by Michael Cullinane (University of San Carlos Press)

Journalism

• Engaging Society II: Musings of an Oxymoron by Fr. John J. Carroll SJ (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Radiant Void by Karl de Mesa (Visprint, Inc.)
• Vantage Point: The Sixth Estate and Other Discoveries by Luis Teodoro (The University of the Philippines Press)

Design

• Agam: Filipino Narratives on Uncertainty and Climate Change design by Jose Noel Avendaño (Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities)
• Manila Synod of 1582: The Draft of Its Handbook for Confessors design by Karl Fredrick M. Castro (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
• Pisamban Maragul: The Living Church of Angeles City design by Dennis M. Dizon (Curia Sancti Rosarii, Inc.)
• Playground: London design by Mary Rosalyn S. Revillame (5 Ports Publishing, Inc.)
• Treasures of the Philippine Wild design by BG Hernandez and Aristotle De Leon (Studio 5 Designs, Inc.)